Phase II is a 42,000 square foot addition that will provide a new home for Physics, Math and Computer Sciences as well as the new Science Center for Integrated Learning. Ground breaking for Phase 2 was held in March 2014, with a completion date of May 2015. This is the second of a three-phase science building initiative repesenting an investment of more than $30 million.

Combining logic and precision with intuition and imagination

At Earlham, we strive to teach our students mathematical fundamentals and problem-solving skills that they can apply in a variety of disciplines or in further study of mathematics. Mathematics students may participate in weekly "mathophiles" seminars and informal lunches, attend regional meetings of professional mathematicians, and participate in mathematically related off-campus programs during the academic year or the summer.

The Association for Women in Mathematics (Careers That Count) describes mathematics as "… a powerful tool for solving practical problems and a highly creative field of study, combining logic and precision with intuition and imagination. The basic goal of mathematics is to reveal and explain patterns — whether the pattern appears as electrical impulses in an animal's nervous system, as fluctuations in stock market prices, or as fine detail of an abstract geometric figure."

It is easy for Earlham students to design and participate in projects that explore connections between math and other interests as a class project, independent study or as a double major.

Earlham students have participated in the Budapest Semesters in Mathematics, studying math in one of the world’s great centers of mathematical research and discovering Hungarian culture.

About Earlham

Earlham College, an independent, residential college, aspires to provide the highest-quality undergraduate education in the liberal arts, including the sciences, shaped by the distinctive perspectives of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers).